Author Archives: andy

Posted by Andy I really like the idea of reaching out, but I looked at the Education Department’s guidelines for teachers and I think they’re too general, too vague. If I were the Department of Education, I would provide specific … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy Picture us On my settee Just three for Bud And Bud for three Can’t you see How happy we Will be Nobody near us To see us or hear us No Limbaughs or Sotos Just guys taking … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy Freedom requires religion. Irreligious people are clearly indifferent to freedom, if not downright hostile. If I were you, I would make haste to join a church, synagogue or tabernacle of choice, at least before January 2009. A … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy On the contrary, your influence is felt–and appreciated–at the highest levels. Your blog in its present form is indispensable in shaping policy. Stay the course. –Dick Heckuva job, Nicko. Your influence is felt–and appreciated–at the highest levels. … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy It’s not that the Democrats don’t like Judge Alito. They like him a lot. As Senator Schumer so accurately observed, they went into the hearings with completely open minds, no idea how they would end up voting. … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy But hey, picture the world as it appears from Tehran: Bellicose Great Satan ensconced just across both the eastern and western borders, with Hell’s chattering classes pondering the advisability of invading a charter member of the Axis … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy Just got around to reading your Aug. 15 post…can’t say I share your generosity toward Cindy Sheehan. Her demand to meet with Bush a second time was not only presumptuous grandstanding but transparently phony. Nothing he could … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy If the maniacs are getting a stranglehold on the Grand Old Party, our Maximum Leader doesn’t seem to have gotten the message: Bush went out of his way, at his last news conference (and not for the … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy Up to now, I had considered liberal fears of theocratic intrusion into public policy overblown, even a tad hysterical. But the Schiavo case gives me pause. Not only the lunatics like Randall Terry parading outside the hospice, … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy To paraphrase Lord Acton, all political money tends to corrupt; absolute money corrupts absolutely. And of course you and the loathsome Ralph Nader are right: Big money is a distorting influence on the political economy. But alas, … Continue reading →